Fox Valley Performance Paddlers

Welcome to Fox Valley Performance Paddlers your guide to fitness paddling in the Fox Valley!

Fox Valley Performance Paddlers! FVPP is dedicated to the World paddle sports specializing in Fitness and Competitive paddling. If you would like to learn about Fitness paddling or competitive International Canoe Federation (ICF) disciplines including sprint/marathon canoe, kayak, surfski, Stand Up Paddling (SUP), consider joining us. We are open to both youth and adults for fitness and racing paddle sports. We are a 100% volunteer Not For Profit organizagtion who will also will be hosting a annual Race The FOX on the Fox River in Northeast Wisconsin. Funds from this event will go to support our mission statement below and to improve water access.

Our mission "to foster national and international competition by supporting and developing amateur athletes for national and international competition in the sport of paddling. Fox Valley Performance Paddlers, Inc shall accomplish this purpose by encouraging, developing, instructing and training men and women of all ages in the sports of Canoe, Kayak, Standup Paddle Board, Dragon Boat, Surfski, or any sport using a single blade paddle and or double blade paddle, encouraging and developing amateur paddling competitions, and promoting the understanding and appreciation of paddle sports. Fox Valley Performance Paddlers shall foster active participation in amateur competitive and recreational paddle sports programs, paddle sports contests, and offer educational programs in the techniques and skills of paddle sports at all ability levels. "

We serve the Fox Valley comunities surounding the Oshkosh and Appleton area.

Come join us for some good times on the water and a good work out!

Thanks,

Fox Valley Performance Paddlers 

Come join us Saturday August 19, 2017 for a fun day of paddle sports racing on the Fox River from Berlin Wisconsin to finish line in Omro Wisconsin!

Fox Valley Performance Paddlers are working together with the Fox River Runners to host a Canoe, Kayak, SUP, Surf Ski Race. This will be held the same day as the Fox River Runners Celebrate the Fox Corn Roast fund raiser. This will be one of the few times you race North and paddle downstream at the same time and the river is under stern rudder friendly. All human power single or double paddle craft are welcome. Power boats use this stretch of river so there's a deep channel and should be a fast course. We are hoping to be able to provide a shuttle service before the race so people can leave their vehicles at the finish.

There will be 2 course lengths. One approx. 17 miles and one approx. 8 miles.

The 17 mile course will Lock thru the Eureka Dam Lock so there will be no portage this year for the long course. Timing splits will be taken before you reach the lock and after you leave the lock so no one will be penalized for the time going thru the lock. We will lock thru small groups of paddlers and anticipate the time it will take to be around 15 minutes each lock thru.

The approx. 8 mile course will start below the Eureka Lock Dam using the Eureka Lock Campground private Boat Ramp.

Finish Lines for both course lengths are the same and end at Fred Miller Park in Omro, WI. We are anticipating a starting time for the first heats around on the 17 mile course to be sometime around 9-10am and the short course to be about 45minutes later.

 Registration now open and more details to come so stay tuned and check back often!

https://www.racethefox.com

http://foxriverrunners.com

http://www.foxvalleyperformancepaddlers.com